Bobby

Boy name

Bobby ranks #194 out of 53,930 dog names in our data (the #1 name is Bella). Across all 12 places, 399 licensed dogs carry the name. It's also a cat name: #181 for cats.

Bobby's popularity trend

Bobby's share of Allegheny County's licensed dogs, year by year — the place with the fullest records for this name. Share (its per-100k slice of that year's dogs) is the only figure comparable across years, since each year's counted population differs. Peak year by share: 2025.

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Year	Share
2025	0.019%
2024	0.016%
2023	0.014%
2022	0.013%
2021	0.012%
2020	0.014%
2019	0.012%
2018	0.012%
2017	0.011%
2016	0.009%
2015	0.008%
2014	0.009%
2013	0.01%
2012	0.012%
2011	0.012%
2010	0.012%
2009	0.01%
2008	0.01%
2007	0.011%

Licensed dogs in our data

399

across 12 places

Popularity rank

#194

of 53,930 names in our data

5-year rank move

+204

2020 → 2025

Gender split

98% boys

2% girls98% boys

Where Bobby shows up

Bobby's share of each place's counted dogs. Places count differently — hover a Share figure for the basis. Click a heading to sort.


Basel-StadtSwitzerland	0.4%
Port Adelaide EnfieldAustralia	0.3%
PlayfordAustralia	0.3%
AdelaideAustralia	0.2%
ZürichSwitzerland	0.2%
BurnsideAustralia	0.2%
WorcesterUnited States of America	0.1%
New York CityUnited States of America	0.1%
SeattleUnited States of America	0.0%
Allegheny CountyUnited States of America	0.0%
CambridgeUnited States of America	0.0%

Names like Bobby

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